Professor and Director of the Centre for the Sensory Research of Food

Contact

Huggins Science Hall, Room 421

Telephone: 902-585-1230

Fax: 902-585-1637

Email: matthew.mcsweeney@acadiau.ca

Education

University of Guelph (PhD)

University of Guelph (Bachelor of Science with Honours, major Food Science)

Courses (2024-2025)

Nutr 2333 (Understanding Food Science)

Nutr 4223 (Sensory Evaluation of Food and lab)

Nutr 4733 (Food Product Development and lab)

Research

• The production of low GI food products and their sensory characteristics
• Sensory evaluation of new health food products and investigation of health claims' interaction on consumer's liking of a product
• Investigating the connection between satiety and sensory properties of food
• Working with local food companies to help produce new and interesting food products
• Evaluate local consumer trends and what drives their liking of food products using new and innovative methodology

Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching students what characteristics drive their liking of foods and furthering their knowledge of food products by helping them to create their own product.